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The Worsted Man Curtain rising discloses seven Summer Girls sitting in a group, sewing, knit ting, and embroidering. Time A brilliant morning in mid- August. OPENING CHORUS (Music : That of Opening Chorus of "Pa tience.") Seven lone lorn maidens we, Not a man to ease our woe. All the season we shall be Seven lone lorn maidens oh! SOLO: MARIANNA Love feeds on hope, they say, or love will die, ALL Ah, miserie! Yet on the bill of fare no hope we spy. ALL Ah, miserie! 5
